As a core member of the largest collaboration of complementary, traditional, and natural healthcare organisations in the world, we work closely with the Integrative Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) to raise the profile of Shiatsu and move towards being acknowledged as part of mainstream healthcare.
The Integrated Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) is a collection of 24 leading professional associations and stakeholders within complementary, traditional and natural healthcare, working together on common areas of interest, to increase access to these therapies, promote greater integration with conventional Western medicine, and improve patient outcomes.
The IHC is the largest collaboration of key organisations in the field of complementary, traditional and natural healthcare anywhere in the world. At the heart of our work is the knowledge and expertise of our member organisations, who represent the very best in the field.
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Survey of Practitioners
In October and November last year, the IHC carried out the largest known survey of the working practices and concerns of our field recently conducted. It has given us an in depth picture of our industry. Thank you to everyone who took part.
The results gave a valuable insight into current working practises and challenges facing therapists and practitioners across the sector.
In total, 1351 therapists and practitioners shared their experience of working post Covid and during a cost of living crisis. The survey found that therapists and practitioners across the industry were experiencing challenging times since the Covid shutdown, with 58% reporting a decrease in their income since before Covid. At the same time, 68% reported that their own costs in providing services had increased. However, less than half had, or intended to, raise their prices, some because they were worried that they may lose clients if they did, and others because they did not want to hinder patients who need support from accessing it due to financial constraints.